Solvent for absorption refrigerating machines



5 wherein there is asolvent material adapted to are known and numerous combinations of these the apparatusfldiifer' in the prevailing pressures Patented Feb. 12, 1935 SOLVENT FORINAESORPTION REFRIGERAT- 4 moms Glenn F. Zellhoefer, Bloomington, 111.

No Drawing. Application August 2a, 1933, Serial No. 687,045

2 Claims. (01. 252-5) The present invention relates generally to solvent materials for absorption refrigerating machines, and particularly to the type of solvent material for the so-called two-fluid machines,

of 5,5 dichloroethyl remain liquid throughout the operation of the refrigerator, and a refrigerant material adapted to have a liquid and a vapor phase in the cycles of operation, and adapted to be dissolved in the solvent. Numerous refrigerants cial factors.

and numerous solvents acteristics:

are known.

The present invention is directed to a new solvent material and to the combination thereof with well-known refrigerant material.

One object of the invention is the use of 5,5 dichloroethyl ether, recently produced on a commercial scale by Carbide and Carbon Corporation, as a solvent for a refrigerant.

Another object of the inventions the use of dichloroethyl ether and'methyl chloride in combination. V I

An example of an apparatus in which the-new materials have been successfully employed is described in my co-pending application Serial No. 651,306, filed January 12, 1933.

Briefly described, the apparatus specifically referred to, comprises a still in which a mixture of Freezing pointfF. Specific gravity at 20l20 0..-. Viscosity, centipoiscs at 25.5 C Viscosity, Viscosity, Vapor pressure at 100 F. (37 Latent heat of vaporization,

pounds Structural formula GLOBE-CH:-

Boiling point (sea level) F. (C.)

Saybolt universal at 7 7 F. (25 0.), sec. Saybolt universal at 32 F. 0.), se

Specific heat at 85 F. (29.4" 0.). Flash (closed cup), F. (C.)

' The following table No. 1 indicates the solubility characteristics of methyl chloride in 5,5 dichloroethyl ether at 105 F., 90 F., and 75 F.' under pressures ranging from five to thirty-five 5,5dichloroethyl e ther TABLE No. I

Grams of methyl chloride dissolved per gram of 5,5 dichloroethyl ether solvent and refrigerant is heated to distill the refrigerant from the solution, a condenser wherein Temperature the vapor is condensed to a liquid state, an evapgif ffi orator wherein the liquid is vaporized at reduced per sq. in. 0 R I 0 F.

pressure to produce refrigeration, and an absorber in which vapors containing added heat units are .106 .087 5 again dissolved in the solvent. Suitable heat ex- .150 .116 .000

changing. and circulation means are included, $3 fig; i 2 jg and automatic controls may be provided. s 25 .315 .228 .104 The particular characteristics of such machines are that the still operates at temperatures well above normal temperatures, suchfor example at 210 F. to 250- F.; and that the cooling unit operates at tem'peratures much lower than normal, such as from 5 F. to 40 F. Various parts .oftemperatures from as well as temperatures, and both pressure and temperature determine the physical state of the free refrigerant, whether gaseous or liquid, and-- F. to 250 F.

TABLE No. 2

Grams of methyl chloride per gram of 5,5

dichloroethyl ether determine thev solubility relations between the refrigerant and the solvent. It is, therefore, very Temperature gggflggimportant that the solvent and the refrigerant be a per sq physically adapted for use as individual materials 210 m in certain places and for certain functions, and 220 1121 that they be mutually adapted for certain funcj}; tions when they are in combination. Other qual- 250 .092

ities notessential to refrigeration, but pertinent to practical usage, control or limit the choice of solvent and refrigerant, such as odor, viscosity, heat capacity, boiling point, freezing point, volaiption, the particular 5,5 dichloroethyl ether has the following char- The following Table No. 2 indicates the solubility of methyl chloride in 5,5 dichloroethyl ether at one hundred pounds pressure and ranging in On the basis of rating the capacity of the machine at one hundred pounds head pressure and thirty pounds back pressure, a machine capable of developing ten tons of refrigeration, using 1". tap water entering the system, and 1".

the cool, strong liquors leaving the absorber in a relatively small heat exchanger with a high degree of efliciency.

For practical and mechanical considerations, it is advantageous that the 5,5 dichloroethyl ether is not corrosive towards iron, brass, copper and bronze, and are inert of themselves, and to such metals, in the presence of air and water. Consequently, cast iron parts and flexible copper tubing may be employed in apparatus designed for use with them. 5,5 dichloroethyl ether is chemically stable under all conditions of operation and is relatively non-toxic. While the chemical has a slightly ethereal order, it is not pronounced or unpleasant. 1

Methyl chloride This material is a gas or vapor at ordinary temperatures, and is subject to liquefaction by intowards iron, brass, copper, and bronze, and ,non-

reactive with 5,5 dichloroethyl ether. It is dif Combination of ,5 dichloroethul ether and methyl chloride The solubility characteristics of 5,5 dichloroethyl ether and methyl chloride as shown in the above tables are such'as to make possible a machine with comparatively high capacity for the size of the equipment requir The solution of 5,5 dichloroethyl ether and methyl chloride is chemically inert under the conditions prevailing in the machine.

What I claim is:

1. A refrigerant mixture for the absorption type of refrigeration apparatus consisting of 5,5 dichloroethyi ether as a solvent, and methyl chloride as a refrigerant.

2. A refrigerant mixture for the absorption type of refrigeration apparatus consisting of 5,5 dichloroethyl ether as a solvent, and a highly volatile refrigerant soluble in said solvent.

GLENN F. zmrgom'na. 

